Independence Day is a quintessential American holiday and the flag is its most visible symbol, but many Americans are unaware ...

It’s Flag Day, a day that honors the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777.The original resolution declared the flag would have 13 alternating red and white stripes and a blue ...

President Woodrow Wilson and President Calvin Coolidge each issued presidential proclamations asking for June 14 to be observed as Flag Day, according to the VA. On Aug. 3, 1949, Congress approved the ...

A flag resolution was adopted 248 years ago, on June 14, 1777, that said, "Resolved: that the flag of the United States be made of 13 stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be 13 stars, ...

It’s Flag Day, a day that honors the adoption of the United States flag on June 14, 1777.The original resolution declared the flag would have 13 alternating red and white stripes and a blue ...

America's flag throughout history. The 50 stars and 13 stripes that make up the U.S. flag will celebrate its 65 birthday on July 4. Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959, and on July 4, 1960, the ...

American Legion: “United States Flag Code” Smithsonian National Museum of American History : “Flag Rules and Rituals” U.S. Army Institute of Heraldry : “U.S. Flag Etiquette” ...

America's flag throughout history. The 50 stars and 13 stripes that make up the U.S. flag will celebrate its 65 birthday on July 4. Hawaii became the 50th state in 1959, and on July 4, 1960, the ...

Did you know that the American flag has undergone 27 official versions since its inception, each reflecting the evolving identity of the nation Behind ...